A view of the threats and punishments recorded in the Scriptures, alphabetically composed with some briefe observations upon severall texts / by Zachary Bogan ...

Drunken men, and Drunkards are pu∣nished or threatned.

1 By the sinne it selfe. 2 By men. 3 By God. (hat is, more imme∣diately, or more notoriously by him.)

They are punished By the Sinne it selfe 1 With Committing of sinnes when they are drunke, which at other times they abhorred. Lot, when his daughters had made him drinke wine, lay with them both, and at two severall nights, and at two nights immedi∣ately following one the other Gen. 19, 33, 34. one would have thought, he would have remembred how he had beene deceived in his drunkennesse so little while before;

but that drunken men are likewise punished 2 With Senselesnesse, even of things present, much more of things past: so that they can neither abstaine, nor repent. He porcei∣ved not when she lay downe, nor when she arose, Gen: 19, 33, 35. (it is spoken of Lot and his Daughter.)

3 Shame, and yet Shamelesnesse. He drunk of the wine, and was drunken, and was un∣covered within his Tent (Concerning Noah) Gen: 9, 21. was uncovered] in the originall, tis 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 was uncovered by himselfe. When he had most shame, he had none at all. The La∣tine verse holds true of all Secrets, both of nature, and councell, viz: That they are disco∣vered by Drunkenesse.

Quid non ebrietas designat? operta recludit.

4 Folly, & yet a Conceit, that they are wise. Wine is a mocker, and strong drink is raging, and he that is deceived thereby is not (or shall not be) wise. Prov: 20, 1. In Hosea, it is said, Whordome, and wine, take away the heart that is, the understanding Hos: 4, 11. some in∣t••••pret it in this sense: but the meaning may rather seeme to be, that those things had stollen their hearts (as we use to say) that is, their affections, from God: so that they loved them, more then him.

5 Danger, and yet Security (for this is the misery of his misery, viz. to be senselesse

of it: and there cannot be greater misery) Thou shalt be as he that lyeth downe in the midst of the Sea, or as he that lyeth upon the top of a mast Prov: 23, 34.

6 Ignorance, and Errour; whereof mention is made five times in one verse. They have erred through wine, and through strong drinke are out of the way, the Priest and the Prophet have erred* 1.1 through strong drinke; they are swallowed up of wine: they are out of the way through strong drinke; they erre in vision, they stumble in judgment. Isa: 28, 7.

In the Leviticall Law God forbad the Priests to drinke any wine, or strong drinke when they went into the Tabernacle; and he added this for a reason, viz. That ye may put difference between holy, and unholy, and between uncleane and cleane. Lev: 10, 10. as if otherwise they could not.

The eyes, both of the body, and the mind in Drunken men, are so distorted* 1.2 (like the eyes of mad men) that usually they seeme to see those things which otherwise they never saw, and which never were pre∣sented to thema 1.3: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 strange things: So the Chalde•• Paraphrast, and Vatablus translate that word in the proverbes, which we tran∣slate strange women: Thine eye shall behold strange women, (or strange things) and thine heart shall utter perverse things Prov: 23, 33.

Solomon brings it as an effect of too much drinking: and it may very well be apply'd to what I sayd but now, of the perversion and corruption both of the understanding, & the outward sences; seeing he speakes of the eye, and the heart.

7 Sicknesse, Vexation, and Sadnesse, and an hundred other ill consequents afterward; be∣sides the hurt which they usually take by fightings, foolish speeches, & mischances, while their Drunkenesse lasts. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contētion? who hath bab∣ling? who hath wounds without cause? They that tarry long at the wine &c. Prov, 23, 29, 30. The wise man seems by his manner of enumeration, to have made it difficult to tell, how many punishments they have of this sort; and by his manner of interrogation, to have thought, that no other sinners were pu∣nished with so many: or so much with this sort of punishments, as Drunkards: and therfore well might he add that exhortati∣on which he addes, backing it with that rea∣son: Looke not on the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it moveth it selfe aright. At the last it biteth like a Serpent, and stingeth like an Adder Prov: 23, 31, 32 like an Adder 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 which is a kind of Serpent that will not be charmed Jer: 8, 7. to shew the inevitably hurtfull and

poysonous quality of Drunkenesse. Some have a conceit, that there is an affinity betwixt the two Hebrew words 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 wine & 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 how∣ling (because the letters of both words sig∣nify the nmmber of 70) and thence observe the affinity betwixt Drunkenesse, and Sorrow. See (at your leasure) Ecclus 31, 29, 30.

THEY are punished or threatned by men: First, with Excommuication (at least as to the use of temporall blessings) by Saint Paul's sentence: I have written to you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother (for he that is not only called a bro∣ther, but is one indeed, will never be a Drun∣kard) be a fornicator &c. or Drunkard &c. with such a one, no not to eat. 1 Cor: 5, 11.

2 Conquest. Benhadad King of Syria, as he was drinking himselfe drunke at the siege of Samaria, was assaulted and over∣throwne, even by those whom he besieged 1 Kings 20. 16.

3 Murder. Elah King of Israel was murder'd by his servant Zimri, as he was drinking hlmselfe drunk in his Stewards house 1 Kings 16, 9, 10. So Ammon was murder'd by Absalom's servants, at the command of their Master, when his heart, was merry with wine (for those are the words) 2 Sam: 13, 28. in the originall it is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 when his

heart was good* 1.4: when he was so over-good, as to suspect no hurt, if a man offer'd to kill him. All good, with men in that condition; so that they feare no evill, to avoide it; and hate no evill, to abstaine from it.

In like manner, it is said, in the story of the Maccabees, that Simon and his Sons, when they had drunke largly, were murdered by the Captaine of Jericho (who invi∣ted them into his Castle for that very pur∣pose.) 1 Mac: 16, 16. It is likely enough, had not Ʋriah been Drunk when he was with David (who therefore made him Drunk that he might do his businesse the better) he might have smelt out somewhat of his designe against him. 2 Sam: 11, 13.

THEY are threatned and punished BY GOD, in generall, with Woe. Woe to the crown of pride, to the DRUNKARDS of Ephraim Isa: 28, 1. So chap. 5, 11. Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning that they may follow strong drink &c. See verse 22.

In particular 1. Either with Loathing of those creatures which they have abused, or Ʋ∣sing them without delight, or Not being able to use them at all (either of these punishmēts is notable, and the hand of God especially ob∣servable in them) They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drinke shall be bitter to

them that drink it Isa: 24, 9. So as he puni∣shed their gluttonous desire of flesh viz: with making it loathsome to them Num: 11, 20. I believe this is a usuall punishment with Drunkards, before they die.

2 Want of those creatures. Isaiah having spoken those wordes above mention'd (c. 5, 11) afterward addes, Their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst verse 13.

3 Poverty, and want of other creatures also For the Drunkard and the Glutton shall come to poverty Prov: 23, 21. come to po∣verty] in the originall tis 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 which signifies also to be dispossessed or dis∣inherited. but with this punishmēt wine it self will punish them, disposessing them of them∣selves, disinheriting them of their naturall estate of reason, and causing their Parents to disinherit them of their civill estate. Some∣time they are, and it were good if they were oftner punished thus, by their Parents.

The word in the Hebrew (viz: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) which signifies wine, seems to be compoun∣ded of two other Hebrew words (viz: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉) which signifie, thou shalt be Poor. of these two words, for that which signifies poore, some put another like it viz: 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 which signifies Cheife. the word will admit of both etymologies; in like manner, as wine

produces both effects, acording as it is well or ill used. The richest wine is most dange∣rous in this regard, because it hath most power to tempt thee to tarry long at it. and therefore, as I would have thee to come to all pleasant meates, and drinkes, with Feare: so especially would I have thee be afraid, to Looke upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth it selfe aright Prov: 23, 31.

5 Sudden Death (if Priests, and when they went about their office) Doe not drinke wine nor strong drinke, thou nor thy Sons with thee, when ye goe into the Tabernacle of the con∣gregation, least ye die: It shall be a statute for ever throughout thy generations Lev: 10, 9. Some thinke that Nadab, and Abihu were Drunk, when they took common fire in∣stead of consecrated, (as you may see verse 1. of that chapter) and that this Law was made upon that occasion, because it is men∣tioned presently after. now their punishmēt was also death, viz: by fire from the Lord: as you may see verse 2.

Either Sudden death, or Surprizall by the day of judgment. But and if that evill seravnt shall say in his heart, my Lord delaieth his comming (such speeches of security are com∣mon with Drunkards) and shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eate and drink with

the Drunken; the Lord of that servant shall come in a day that he looketh not for him &c. Mat: 24, 48, 49, 50. shall begin] If ••e be thus threatned, for but beginning to drink &c. what must he expect, if he have pra∣ctis'd this wickednesse for many yeares?

6 Exclusion out of heaven. Nor theeves, nor coveteous, nor DRUNKARDS, shall in∣herit the Kindome of God 1 Cor: 6. 10. See Mat: 24, 49, 51.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Where the wine was quits with them.
• * 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Soph:
• a 1.3

  One thing seems many—ut semel icto ac cessit fer∣vor capiti numerus que lucer∣nis Horat. Serm: l 2. Sat. 1.
• * 1.4

  The world uses to call good na∣tures and boone compani∣ons, those who are this way given.